Egypt, Turkey and Iran: Exchanging roles in a tumultuous Middle East
By Fadi Elhusseini After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of 30 June 2013 ruptured this relationship. Similarly, when Egyptian and Iranian statesmen began to decrease…
Political parties, groups support calls to drop Protest Law
Many people have been arrested and sentenced to jail time under the controversial law
‘Trial of the century’ postponed again
Mubarak, sons, Al-Adly, and six aides set to continue standing trial on Sunday
Palestinian unity government will reject violence: Abbas
The new unity government he is set to head with the backing of Hamas would reject violence and recognise Israel and existing agreements, Abbas says
Turkish president signs law expanding spy powers
AFP - Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a controversial law expanding the powers of the country’s spy agency, a move critics say will tighten the graft-tainted government's control over state…
Socialist Popular Alliance Party endorses Sabahy
Ahead of presidential elections, voters registration opens, civil society organisations prep for monitoring
Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to prison in Minya
Supporters sentenced for protesting and for inciting protests; some acquitted
Banque Misr launches new programmes for micro, small and medium enterprises
The bank announces three loan programmes divided by project size
PM travels to Chad, Tanzania
Egypt’s prime minister discusses economic, cultural ties, lobbies to lift African Union suspension